[Sdpg] The Carbon Ranch: Using Food and Stewardship to Build Soil and Fight Climate Change John Wick and Jeffrey Creque - Part 1 of 6 part series. Loa Tree Lifestyle

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLkGanvUicQ&feature=related

In 2007 Santa Barbara Permaculture Network , Quailsprings and Orella 
Ranch hosted Darren Doherty of Australia Felix Permaculture 
http://www.permaculture.biz/ for part of his world tour here in Santa 
Barbara for the First 6 day Keyline Design Course in the USA  at 
Orella Ranch . As a result of Penny Livingston attended one of the 
workshop, she hosted Darren in Marin County which resulted in the 
connections to John Wick , the rest is history
thank you Loa Tree for producing this series ,

Presentations from the Quivira Coalition's 9th Annual Conference, 
November 10-12, 2010, in Albuquerque, NM
The Carbon Ranch: Using Food and Stewardship to Build Soil and Fight 
Climate Change

Right now, the only possibility of large-scale removal of greenhouse 
gases from the atmosphere is through plant photosynthesis and other 
land-based carbon sequestration activities. Strategies include: 
enriching soil carbon, farming with perennials, employing 
climate-friendly livestock practices, conserving natural habitat, 
restoring degraded watersheds and rangelands, and producing local 
food. Over the past decade, many of these strategies have been 
demonstrated to be both practical and profitable. A carbon ranch 
bundles them into an economic whole with the aim of creating 
climate-friendly landscapes that are both healthy ecologically and 
the source of healthy food. In this conference we explored this 
exciting new frontier and heard from carbon pioneers from around the 
world.

About the speakers:

Jeffrey Creque: Dr. Jeffrey Creque, Agroecologist with the Marin 
Carbon Project - Petaluma, CA

John Wick: Director and Steering Committee Member. He is co-owner 
with his wife, Peggy Rathmann, of the Nicasio Native Grass Ranch. His 
background is in construction project management. As Director of the 
Marin Carbon Project, Mr. Wick's role is to help launch the Marin 
Carbon Project and to plan, execute, and finalize projects according 
to deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and 
coordinating the efforts of Steering Committee members, member 
organizations, volunteers, contractors, and consultants in order to 
deliver projects according to plan.
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